I've a question about modern "homebrew" games made for old consoles:
Why is the original Gameboy such a popular target? Itch lists a whopping 6406 games tagged as targeting Gameboy. The second-most popular old console is the NES, with only 1848 games on Itch: less than a third as many as the Gameboy. The Gameboy Advance sits at only 450 games on Itch.
The itch tag "Game Boy" includes games for other platforms styled like Game Boy games. (For example, the current #1 item for that tag by popularity will not run on a game boy)
While the tag "Game Boy ROM" should only have games that can actually run on a Game Boy.
Same for "NES" vs "NES-ROM"
Qualifier: not all people likely know to use the ROM version of tags for when applicable.
I made a failed itch proposal to have a "console" filter some years ago. Still want it :)
@183231bcb Aside from the GBStudio mentions… Gameboy had the hindsight of the NES playing into its design. Things as common as the status bar in an NES game are implemented in ways that feel like a hack, but have a straightforward solution on GB. There are a number other similar niceties like that.
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I never really grew up with Legend of Zelda as a franchise sadly, I did grew up with Super Mario Bros 1, M.U.S.C.L.E, Lunar Pool, Bomberman 1, Snow Bros, Tank 1990, Legend of Kage (the intro did shat my pants cause it was scary insen scale), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tetris, Megaman, Road Fighter and Soccer. #nintendoentertainmentsystem#nes#nostalgia#retro#gaming
Out for a day of game hunting / nerd items. Found this in a pile of loose NES carts. May be uploading the entire trip soon on the channel so be sure to subscribe!
Knights of Bytes, developers of #SamsJourney for the #C64, tweets:
We've been asked for the difference between the PAL and the NTSC version of Sam's Journey on the #NES. Well, we adjusted both versions to their respective frame rate so you'll get the same gameplay speed on both systems. No boost on NTSC and no tranquilizer on PAL! 😃